diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index ebe582f4..6069afb0 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update) {
 
 				$body = prepare_body($item,true);
 				
-				$treads[$treadsid] .= replace_macros($tpl,array(
+				$tmp_item = replace_macros($tpl,array(
 					'$id' => $item['item_id'],
 					'$linktitle' => sprintf( t('View %s\'s profile @ %s'), $profile_name, ((strlen($item['author-link'])) ? $item['author-link'] : $item['url'])),
 					'$profile_url' => $profile_link,
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update) {
 					'$wait' => t('Please wait'),
 				));
 
+				$arr = array('item' => $item, 'output' => $tmp_item);
+				call_hooks('display_item', $arr);
+
+				$treads[$treadsid] .= $arr['output'];
+
 			}
 
 		}